“We’re going to need everything.” Before Hurricane Ian, the Gladiolus Food Pantry in Florida’s Harlem Heights neighborhood near Fort Myers was full of flats of food and supplies. After the storm, much of that was in the garbage.
The wind, rain and storm surge that accompany hurricanes affect everyone in their path. But those combined effects are often more of a disaster for poor people living day to day, like many in Harlem Heights, where the median income is a little under $26,000, according to U.S. Census data.
Over the weekend, cars and trucks whizzed down the neighborhood’s main road, which was dry and had been swept free of tree limbs and palm fronds. That wasn’t the case on many side streets, many of which were still submerged in water as residents hauled waterlogged furniture to the curb.At Maria Galindo’s apartment, the water had risen to about hip height and the wind had ripped off part of her roof while she and her 9-year-old daughter, Gloria, were terrified inside.
“We are without a roof overhead. We need food. We need money to buy things,” she said. “We need help.”
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